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CloudFerro starts Gateway project to build first national DataSpace for spatial data

In response to rapidly growing data production, CloudFerro, the provider of the largest public cloud in Poland, has launched the Gateway project to build the first national DataSpace for spatial data. 

The Gateway project aims to establish an integrated ecosystem for sharing, storing, managing and processing spatial data with a high level of control and security. To achieve this goal, Gateway has secured more than 22 million euros in funding under the IPCEI (Important Project for the European Common Interest) scheme. The project aims to develop and implement green cloud and distributed computing services. The company will use an innovative, distributed approach to cloud operations and service delivery.

Gateway will enable entities in many economic sectors to benefit on a large scale from information from the combination of satellite, aerial, in-situ and computer simulation data. This will be extremely valuable for research, R&D and commercialisation in the IT sector, environmental analysis, and local and regional management.

The decentralisation of data spaces will bring significant increase in the speed of operations – all through the use of more access points to perform computing. This solution will enable research centres and commercial entities to conduct advanced technological research, leading to the development and launch of next-generation cloud services that are reliable and secure. 

Thanks to distributed computing in centers located in various locations in Poland and Europe, it will be possible to analyze data at a site powered by green energy, thus reducing the carbon footprint. All in line with the principle of carbon aware computing, which involves developing software and computer technology in an environmentally friendly way.

CloudFerro will build six interconnected spatial data repositories and 22 interconnected computing clusters with the capacity of 50 petabytes by 2026. It will fill them with more than 300 data collections and propose 10 pilot applications.  It is estimated that as many as 10,000 users will use the repository by this time. In addition, to ensure broad access to the project’s achievements, the company is committed to funding dissertation-level research. 

The project is divided into two phases: the first will cover research, development and innovation, while the second provides for industrial implementation, with a total value of €28 million over three years.

Read more on the project webpage.